how long will it take to bench 2 plates or 225?

[braeden72]

hey guys, i was wondering how long will it take to bench 2 plates or 225 lbs. i could bench 135 for 6-7 reps.

[OFocke17]

in on this cause I wanna find out

[Medinaaaa]

hey guys, i was wondering how long will it take to bench 2 plates or 225 lbs. i could bench 135 for 6-7 reps.

Depending on the routine, how hard you work etc..... It took my 4 months while on BL SS, my begin weight was the same

[neverquit2012]

It took me a year of training. I wasn't training optimally though and my diet was as good as it should have been.

[royalz19]

Like he said.. depends on a routine. Took me 6 months from 155. I still can't do it for reps.. I can only max on it.

[bradroepke]

However long it takes you.. there's no set time really. Some people reach it faster, others slower. I reached it after about 4 months of lifting, but I had a semi-decent strength base to start with.

I definitely noticed gains when I started benching in the < 5 rep range. While benching in the 8-12 rep range, I didn't see too much strength progress.

[LlamaWithARifle]

Took me about 8-9 months, but that was without paying attention to what/how much I was eating nor following a proper routine.

If you start off with a good diet and routine then it should take around 6 months.

[kirksofcuz]

There are too many variables to give a set time. Some dudes are naturally strong and don't even lift and can put up 225 for reps just for shets and gigs. Some dude don't have a natural strength foundation, like myself, and it takes a year or so to get to 225. It took me about a year give or take. I noticed once I started hitting 225 for reps my bench somewhat skyrocketed, could have been hormonal changes and a combination of good bulking diets but something happened once I hit 225 I can tell you that. Max is 325 now. Took me a good 3 years plus a few months to get to that point. Not very strong for some, but a mountain considering I started with a 10 lb plate on each side.

[Joshyb90]

There are too many variables to give a set time. Some dudes are naturally strong and don't even lift and can put up 225 for reps just for shets and gigs. Some dude don't have a natural strength foundation, like myself, and it takes a year or so to get to 225. It took me about a year give or take. I noticed once I started hitting 225 for reps my bench somewhat skyrocketed, could have been hormonal changes and a combination of good bulking diets but something happened once I hit 225 I can tell you that. Max is 325 now. Took me a good 3 years plus a few months to get to that point. Not very strong for some, but a mountain considering I started with a 10 lb plate on each side.

Had you been doing strength routines? If so how long?

[Youngflexx973]

Took me around a year.I went up 5 or 10 pounds every month. I think it also depends on you weight.

[kirksofcuz]

Had you been doing strength routines? If so how long?

I've always lifted until failure and progressively increased weight weekly, so strength has always been a goal. In terms of reps though I only recently started training bench in 3-5 rep ranges to start with. Before I stuck around 10-12 rep ranges. I know that progressive tension overload is the most important thing and that rep ranges are somewhat irrelevant, but at the same time I disagree. I feel like if I hadn't begun training in lower rep ranges I wouldn't have prepared myself for a max bench lift. At least not one as high as 325. Maybe, maybe not. Could just be in the mind and the heavy lifting helps me prepare for it mentally. I recently began doing negative training with weight slightly heavier than my 1rm. I only do this every now and then but it does seem to help a bit with preparing my nervous system for the heavier weight.

[iliftweightsido]

Probably ~175 now


So a 50lb gain on your bench at your level could probably be reached in 3 months provided you gain ~10lbs and bench 3-5 times a week



Again "probably"

[flyp313]

There are too many variables to give a set time. Some dudes are naturally strong and don't even lift and can put up 225 for reps just for shets and gigs. Some dude don't have a natural strength foundation, like myself, and it takes a year or so to get to 225. It took me about a year give or take. I noticed once I started hitting 225 for reps my bench somewhat skyrocketed, could have been hormonal changes and a combination of good bulking diets but something happened once I hit 225 I can tell you that. Max is 325 now. Took me a good 3 years plus a few months to get to that point. Not very strong for some, but a mountain considering I started with a 10 lb plate on each side.

farking beauriful 10/10

[CreMKA]

Went from 135x8 to 225x4 in about 8 months time

[dabucche]

It took me an embarrassingly long amount of time to bench 2 plates, but I'm capable of doing it now. I'm gonna try it for the first time tomorrow, probably 3 reps.

I've always been more squat/deadlift inclined, so no f**ks given.